Resilient wheel



H. A. JOHNS.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1922.

1,4:3 5 85go Patented Nov. M, 1922.

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ATTORNEY H- A. JOHNS.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ATTO RNEY Patented New, 1 1,

UNHTED STATES PATENT HARRY A. JOHNS, OF DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR01E ONE-HALF TO VTILLIAIK HOHN, OF DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA.

/ RESILIENT WHEEL.

Application filed February 21, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. JoHNs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Donora, in the county of Washington and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in ResilientWheels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to resilient wheels, and more particularly to aresilient wheel intended for use in connection with automobiles andsimilar vehicles.

One of the main objects of the invention. is to provide a wheel of thecharacter stated of simple construction and operation which possessesmaximum resiliency and has the requisite strength to support the load towhich it is subjected. A further object is to provide a wheel which canbe produced at comparatively low cost and can be easily assembled.Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the Wheel;

Figure 2 is a side view of the wheel with the plates removed;

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Figure 4; is a fragmentary inner side view of the wheel takensubstantially on line %s of Fig. 3.

The wheel includes an outer rim 1 in which is mounted a solid rubbertire 2, this outer rim being mounted on a felly 1. A. strip 3 is securedto the inner face of the felly 1 and is bent to provide substantiallyUshaped securing elements 4. The strip is further bent to provide aninwardly project ing guide bracket 5 of substantially elongated U-shapewhich is disposed radially of the wheel. Inner and outer cover plates 6and 7, respectively, are secured to the opposite sides of felly 1 bymeans of securing bolts 8 which pass through loops in straps 9 securedon the inner face of strip 3 adjacent to the securing elements 4, nuts10 being threaded on these bolts. Annular supporting plates 11 aresecured to the opposite sides of felly 1. Closure discs 12 are slidablymounted on the outer faces of plates 11, these discs being secured bybolts 13 to an inner drum 14 disposed concentric with felly 1. andpositioned between the discs. The bolts 13 and nuts 15 and 16 also serveto se Serial No. 538,374.

cure a hub 17 to discs 12 and drum 14. In addition these bolts serve tosecure a brake drum 18 to the hub and an inner closure disc 19 over theouter end of drum 14. 1nner cover plate 6 is provided with an opening 20surrounding hub 17 to permit movement of the hub radially of the wheel,and the discs 12 have radial movement on plates 11.

A plurality of coiled springs 21 radiate from drum 141 and have theirinner ends se cured to the drum, the outer ends of these springs beingsecured to the securing elements 4 of strip 3. A block 22 is securedbetween discs 12 by means of a bolt 23 and a nut 2 1, this block beingslidable in guide bracket 5. To accommodate movement of the blockradially of the wheel plates 11 are provided with openings 11*. Inaddition to the springs 21 I provide three tension springs 25, which aresecured at their outer ends to felly 1, the inner ends of these springsbeing secured to bolts 26 secured through discs 12, the plates 11 beingprovid ed with openings 11 to accommodate movement of the bolts.Preferably, though not necessarily, spacing sleeves 27 are positionedabout bolts 26 and act to hold the discs 12 in spaced relation. Thesupporting plates 11 are held in spaced relation by angular spacingbrackets 28 secured to the inner face of strip 3 and projecting inwardlytherefrom. To permit freedom of movement of the discs 12 and associatedparts a spacing ring 29 is positioned between inner cover plate c andplate 11.

The wheel. shown is intended to be used on the rear of an automobile andwhen used as a front wheel the brake drum 18 may be omitted and replacedby a disc for covering the opening 20. The wheel constructed in themanner illustrated and described provides a floating mounting for thehub and has been found by experience to be very efficient and toeffectually absorb shocks and jars incident to travel of the automobile.

What I claim is 1. In a resilient wheel, a central drum, a hub securedto the drum, a felly concentric with said drum, a securing strip securedon the inner face of the felly and bent to provide inwardly projectingsecuring elements, coil springs radiating from said drum and securedthereto at their inner ends, the outer ends of said springs beingsecured to said securing elements, and means for connecting the telly tothe drum for rotation therewith.

2. In a resilient wheel, a drum, a hub secured thereto, a fellyconcentric with the drum, a strip secured on the inner face of the tellyand bent to provide inwardly projecting securing elements and a guidebracket projecting inwardly from the telly and disposed radially of thewheel, coil springs having their inner ends secured to the drum andtheir outer ends secured to said securing elements, discs secured to thedrum at the opposite sides thereof, and a block secured between saiddiscs and slidable in said bracket.

3. In, a resilient wheel, a drum, a hub secured thereto, a tellyconcentric with the drum, a strip secured on the inner face of the tellyand bent to provide inwardly projecting securing elements and a guidebracket projecting inwardly from the folly and disposed radially of thewheel, coil springs having their inner ends secured to the drum andtheir outer ends secured to said securing elements, supporting platessecured to the telly at the opposite sides thereof and having centralopenings, closure discs slidably mounted on the outer faces of theplates, and a block secured between the discs and slidable in saidbracket,

'the plates having openings to accommodate movement of the block.

4. In a resilient wheel, a drum, a hub secured thereto, a tellyconcentric with the drum, a strip secured on the inner face of the tellyand bent to provide inwardly projecting securing elements and a guidebracket projecting inwardly from the telly and disposed radially of thewheel, coil springs having their inner ends secured to the drum andtheirouter ends secured to said securing elements, supporting platessecured to the telly at the opposite sides thereof and having centralopenings, closure discs slida'bly mounted on the outer-faces of theplates, a block secured between the discs and slidable in said bracket,the plates having openings to accommodate movement of the block, tensionsprings, secured at their outer ends to said felly, and bolts securedthrough said plates, the inner ends of the tension springs being securedto the bolts and the plates having openings to accommodate movement oi?the bolts, said tension springs acting in conjunction with the coilsprings to normally hold the discs and drum concentric with said telly,

In testimony whereof I atfix my si ature.

HARRY A. J O f NS.

